The Chicago Opera Theater (COT) presented Shakespeare Sings last weekend, an excellent concert of arias from operas by Verdi, Wagner, Britten, and other composers whose works are performed less frequently. […]
Ear Taxi Festival 2025 continued its run of excellence with an Anchor Performance by the Chicago Philharmonic at Harris Theater on Saturday night. Under the direction of Scott Speck, Marta […]
With Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä at the podium, an expanded Chicago Symphony Orchestra gave dramatic and exciting performances of two symphonic gems by French composer Hector Berlioz on Thursday […]
With Nicholas Kraemer directing from the harpsichord, Music of the Baroque gave an interesting if incomplete performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos at Harris Theater on Monday night. It […]
Ear Taxi Festival 2025 delivered another excellent concert on Saturday night, this one an Anchor Performance at Gannon Hall in DePaul University’s Holtschneider Performance Center. There, the William Ferris Chorale, […]
Hosted by the Ear Taxi Festival, the KAIA String Quartet and several vocalists presented six new works by Chicago composers, five of which were world premieres at Music Institute of […]
The Ear Taxi Festival convened an enjoyable evening of piano, vocal, and chamber music at the Elastic Arts Studio near Logan Square on Wednesday evening. Sponsored by New Music Chicago, […]
Something about Hyde Park is inspirational. It is a vibrant cultural hub with welcoming spaces that foster the growth of artists and their craft. My first dive into the Ear […]
Soprano Karen Slack, accompanied by the Ryan Center pianist Michael Banwarth, performed a program of compositions by Black composer Florence B. Price on Saturday. The First United Methodist Church-Chicago Temple […]
For the first time since 2021, the Ear Taxi Festival will give Chicago audiences an incredible opportunity to experience its deep and extensive contemporary classical art music scene. Starting this […]
Continuing the CheckOut’s Opening Festival, the Palomar Ensemble performed an interesting program before a nearly full audience on Wednesday evening. Founded by Access Contemporary Music, the CheckOut is a new […]
The opening festival of the CheckOut continues, featuring a diverse array of Chicago composers, musicians, and those who have documented the inner life of the citizens who live in this […]